north bay, 56 degrees santa rosa, 53 in san francisco and 54 in san leandro. i think the next couple of days we are going to see plenty of sunshine into the afternoon hours but some very cold mornings. and then on the weekend things change a little bit. a few more clouds come our way on saturday. there's a slight chance of showers mainly near the coastline on sunday as a weak system slides by. then on monday, tuesday, it is back to dry weather and in fact the extended forecast fairly dry through at least the middle of january. elizabeth, back to you. >> thank you. we can put away the umbrella. >> for now. >> thank you. >>> a little business news now. stock futures are sharply higher ahead of the first trading session of the new year and with your financial news, here's ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com , good morning. >>> and good morning to you, elizabeth. well, news of the "fiscal cliff" green gave asian markets a big boost this morning. hong kong's hang seng gained almost 3%, kospi nearly 2%, tokyo's nikkei closed. we will see how wall street reacts to t